CNN Style reports that the record breaking sale was made by Dallas-based auction house Heritage.<br />Heritage said the previous record had been set just two days earlier, when another Nintendo game, 'The Legend of Zelda,' sold for $870,000.<br />'Super Mario 64' was originally released in 1996.<br />"After the record-breaking sale of the first game in the Zelda series on Friday, the possibility of surpassing $1 million on a single video game seemed like a goal that would need to wait for another auction." Valarie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions video games specialist, via CNN Style.<br />"We were shocked to see that it turned out to be in the same one! We are proud to have been a part of this historic event." Valarie McLeckie, Heritage Auctions video games specialist, via CNN Style.<br />The game that was sold was still sealed.<br />Video game grading company WataGames gave the pristine copy the highest A++ grade.
